James Hook

James Hook may refer to:

James Hook (rugby union)

James William Hook (born 27 June 1985) is a Wales international rugby union player for Aviva Premiership club Gloucester Rugby.

Hook's strengths as a player include good distribution skills, great tactical awareness, and reliable goal kicking, but his popularity in Wales is largely also due to his exciting running style, which is a traditional facet of Welsh fly-half play. This has led to comparisons with New Zealand star Dan Carter and legendary countryman Barry John, who himself hailed Hook as "a real star of the future". Hook is Wales fourth highest all-time points scorer behind Neil Jenkins, Stephen Jones and Leigh Halfpenny.

Early and personal life

Hook was born in the southern industrial Welsh town of Port Talbot, the second of three children. His brother Mike Hook was also a professional rugby player, and sister Naidine a keen netball player.

Hook's childhood heroes were Neil Jenkins and Robert Jones – Jenkins because of his kicking ability, and Jones because he played in Hook's favourite position, which was scrum-half, the position he himself played for West Wales at the age of ten.

James Hook (priest)

James Hook FRS, FSA (1772?–1828) was Dean of Worcester from 1825 until his death.

The son of the composer James Hook, he was educated at Westminster School and St Mary Hall, Oxford and ordained in 1796. He married the daughter of the prominent Scottish physician Walter Farquhar. After having held several livings in 1814 he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon; and in 1817 Rector of Whippingham.

An amateur mountaineer, novelist and composer, he died on 5 February 1828.His brother and son also achieved eminence in their respective fields.

References

 Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hook, James (1772?-1828)". Dictionary of National Biography 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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